State v. Ramer

LETTS, Judge.

The issue before us is whether the fruits of a search and seizure should be suppressed because the city police officer who conducted the search was outside his municipal limits when he did so. The trial court granted the motion to suppress. We disagree and reverse.

The city officer, who conducted the search in an unincorporated area of the county, was also a duly sworn and properly appointed special deputy sheriff. Nonetheless, the trial court found he had no authority to act outside of his municipal jurisdiction and was prohibited from so doing under section 30.09(4), Florida…